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  • The Fattest Man In Britain (2009)
    Starring: Timothy Spall,  Frances Barber,  Richard Riddell
    Director: David Blair
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Timothy Spall stars in this one-off ITV comedy drama written by Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope. Georgie Godwin (Spall) is officially the Fattest Man in Britain. His agent, Morris Morrissey (Bobby Ball) is in charge of making sure that Georgie retains his title, and keeps the cash cow alive by ..read more »
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    Due for release on 7th December 2009
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  • Suzie Gold on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Summer Phoenix,  Leo Gregory,  Daniel Mendoza
    Director: Richard Cantor
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Following a model example by her sister, Suzie Gold's parents expect nothing less than another nice Jewish boy as a second son in law. That might be Anthony Silver, a handsome young man approved of by the family. However, there's also Darren at work. He's very attractive too and really more her ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 2,214 members
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  • Manchild - Series 1 on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Nigel Havers,  Anthony Stewart Head,  Ray Burdis
    Director: David Evans
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This gentle comedy series follows the lives of four men who have just reached the landmark of turning 50 but have no plans to grow old gracefully! With only one of them still managing to maintain his marriage, the "lads" are seemingly free to indulge in all sorts of hedonistic pleasures in an ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 369 members
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  • The Red Siren on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jean-Marc Barr,  Asia Argento,  Frances Barber
    Director: Oliver Megaton,  Olivier Megaton
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Alice, a 12 year old girl, accuses her mother of murder and has to go on the run when her mother orders a hit on her. She hides in a car belonging to Hugo, a trained killer, who reluctanly agrees to help Alice find her father, even though he knows that they have no chance of succeeding.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 316 members
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  • Superstition on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Sienna Guillory,  Mark Strong,  Charlotte Rampling
    Director: Kenneth Hope
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When a baby of a wealthy Italian couple is killed during a mysterious fire, the attention is focused on their young nanny Julie, who is branded a witch by the press. Whilst her lawyer and a former psychiatrist try and clear her name it becomes clear that the fire is not the only supernatural ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 191 members
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  • Shiner on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Martin Landau,  Michael Caine,  Matthew Marsden
    Director: John Irvin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Michael Caine stars in this British crime drama as Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a former boxer who, after ruining his chances at becoming a champ is now a small-time boxing promoter representing his son Eddie (Matthew Marsden). Eddie has accomplished everything Billy couldn't, and is set to fight an ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 334 members
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  • The Escort on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Daniel Auteuil,  Stuart Townsend,  Noah Taylor
    Director: Michael Blanc
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Michel Blanc's THE ESCORT, Pierre (Daniel Auteuil) leaves his family and flees to London to work on a novel. There he meets Tom (Stuart Townsend), a male escort, who leads Pierre into his underground world of sex and money. However, the more time Pierre spends servicing unfulfilled women, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 661 members
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  • Rhodes (2 discs) on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Martin Shaw,  Neil Pearson,  Frances Barber
    Director: David Drury
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The extraordinary story of Cecil Rhodes (Martin Shaw), the 19th-century British businessman who changed the shape of Africa and became the wealthiest man in the Western world. This lavish drama recreates the violent and destructive diamond rush in which thousands of men lost their lives, and the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 71 members
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  • Soft Top, Hard Shoulder (1992)
    Starring: Richard Wilson,  Simon Callow,  Phyllis Logan
    Director: Stefan Schwartz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    With his father's birthday looming, Gavin sets out to drive to Glasgow from London. This simple task turns into the journey from hell courtesy of a troublesome car and the exasperating presence of hitchhiker Yvonne. Together and under pressure, the pair encounter a series of eccentric characters in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 17 members
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  • Young Soul Rebels on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Valentine Nonyela,  Mo Sesay,  Sophie Okonedo
    Director: Isaac Julien
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On an East London housing estate, when a black gay man is murdered, a series of racial, social and sexual tensions are sparked off. Focussing on Chris and Caz, a pair of funky pirate radio DJs, amid the punks and skinheads of their local area, this late 1970s set drama is a colourful, controversial ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 218 members
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  • A Zed And Two Noughts on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Andrea Ferreol,  Joss Ackland,  Brian Deacon
    Director: Peter Greenaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The always elliptical Peter Greenaway once again creates a beautiful film-as-puzzle. This tale concerns twin zoologist brothers whose wives are killed in a freak car crash involving a rare swan. The brothers form an unusual and strangely close relationship with Alba, the woman who was driving the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,294 member
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  • A Zed And Two Noughts to Watch Now (1985)
    Starring: Geoffrey Palmer,  Andrea Ferreol,  Brian Deacon
    Director: Peter Greenaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 112 minutes
    Two women passengers die in a car crash as a result of which the female driver has a leg amputated. The zoologist twin husbands of the dead women are fascinated by the processes of decay, start an affair with the amputee and liberate animals from a zoo. This provocative, funny and stylish film is ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 7 members
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Frances Barber facts

5 most recent films

The Fattest Man In Britain - 3 stars
King Lear - 3.5 stars
King Lear - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Goal 2 - Living the Dream - 3.0 stars
Funland - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 2 - 4.0 stars
Monkey Dust - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Funland - 3.5 stars
Rhodes - 3.5 stars
King Lear - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Fattest Man In Britain - 3 stars
Plastic Man - The Complete Series - 3 stars
Esther Kahn - 2.5 stars
Soft Top, Hard Shoulder - 3.0 stars
King Lear - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Judy Parfitt - 2 times - show films
Geoffrey Palmer - 2 times - show films
Barbara Flynn - 2 times - show films
Ian Puleston-Davies - 2 times - show films
Brenda Blethyn - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Dearbhla Walsh - 2 times - show films
Peter Greenaway - 2 times - show films
Trevor Nunn - 2 times - show films
Brian Kirk - 2 times - show films
Susan Tully - 2 times - show films